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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1919
Page
2
Slight drops appear in barley with No 2 down to 37 and standard feed at 61.50 while No 4 wine barley falls to 62. Mill feed rises to 27.50. Hog and sheep quotes hold, cattle ranges show modest gains and mixed weights. Washington gains a new member as Mrs. King Swope’s husband wins a seat in Congress.
New York September 3 The tone of John Tener as National League president is to be carried on by his successor Ban Johnson through pressure on Heydler from Tener supporters within the league. Tener opposed the spitball called it unsanitary and undignified and believed it unworthy of baseball. He fought against altering the ball but never backed down.
The article discusses club owners backing the use of illegal deliveries and outlines potential fallout. Eddie Cleotte defeats the New York Giants in the 1917 World Series as a consequence of managing foreign deliveries. Heydler vows to ban the spitball and other doctored pitches, potentially forcing pitchers like Hod Eller and Eddie Cicotte to relearn mechanics while minors await the shift.
Washington September 4. A joint section of the hours and senate labor committees considered formal congressional approval of Wilsons plan for an industrial conference next month. Poindexter replied to St Louis businessmen criticizing the plan with a letter stating some property holders are not awake to the danger of revolution in the United States. The letter was sent to the St Louis chamber of commerce.
The article quotes officials debating government action to shield those unable to defend themselves from danger and a revolutionary movement. It notes a motion picture house exchange about hats and manners, and mentions the Incas’ use of a plant known as the divine plant cocaine long before Western knowledge.
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